In the warming Arctic Ocean, newly forming cracks in the sea ice are releasing surprising levels of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, according to a new study conducted with funding from NASA and other institutions. Scientists have long known that melting permafrost allows gas trapped in the soils and ocean sediments to be released into […]
It Might Be Closer than You ThinkIf every American family improved their household energy performance and installed solar panels, we’d go a long way toward zero carbon emissions. Solar panels on a majority of houses at one time seemed unattainable—it was simply too great an investment, with too long a payback time. But with new […]
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cuáles son los coches híbridos y/o totalmente eléctricos más eficientes en combustible disponibles en la actualidad? (mencione sólo los menos caros, por favor!)?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cómo es que las represa dañan a los ríos?
Lawsuit Aims to Protect the Parrotfish, the Deep Sea Cleaning CrewRecently, conservation groups sued the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to protect coral reefs by allowing the overfishing of parrotfish, a colorful fish species that spends its days munching algae off of the underwater, polyp-covered structures. If you’ve ever owned a goldfish (and we […]
This week will mark the second anniversary of the explosion at BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling platform, which led to the largest oil spill in US history. In the immediate aftermath of the spill, researchers marvelled at the ability of bacteria to consume the oil and natural gas that stretched across the gulf in a 22 […]
Antibiotics, available over-the-counter at farm supply stores, are typically added into livestock feed to promote growth and prevent illness in crowded, unsanitary living conditions. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): “With these agricultural production uses, typically no disease is present and no outbreak is anticipated to occur. These drugs are given to […]
To inspire the general public to become more interested in and aware of their local redwoods, Save the Redwoods created this iPhone appResidents of the American Pacific Northwest walk among nature’s giants — the Coast redwood, Giant Sequoia and Dawn redwood trees. Coast redwoods are the tallest trees in the world with a height that […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) suggests that prolonged oil exposure from the Deepwater Horizon disaster is causing “incredibly ill” dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico.Dolphins are exposed to oil through inhalation of vapors at the water’s surface, ingesting oil from the sediment or water while feeding, eating whole fish, including internal organs and […]
The last several years have witnessed one of the most dramatic impacts on insect life in modern history. At least a third of U.S. honeybee colonies have died out in the past six years. Initially, the phenomena baffled scientists. But several new studies indicate that they may be honing in on a potential cause: overuse […]
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Entiendo que hay varios proyectos de ley en el Congreso en este momento que están tratando de autorizar actividades destructivas, comerciales y recreativas en tierras públicas. ¿Qué se puede hacer para detener este asalto a la tierra que pertenece a todos?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Leí por ahí que nuestros varios sistemas para reunir, distribuir y tratar el agua consumen mucha energía y, como tal, contribuyen apreciablemente al calentamiento climático. ¿Cómo es qué sucede esto y qué podemos hacer para corregir tales problemas?
